Chapter 1: Waiting for the Dawn (I)

In the vast starry sky, the stars shine.

The Democratic States of Yseras is located in the remote southwest of the Toyoshu star field. In this emerging democracy, people who had hoped for a more prosperous life after the overthrow of the monarchy are struggling to live under the dictatorship of President Zagu.

In the past, under the rule of the Zhao and Song empires, he could still live a stable life. Although the quality of life is not as good as those of the universe powers, in general, there is no need for food and clothing, and as long as you are willing to work hard, you will still have a bright future.

However, under the high-pressure dictatorship of Zagu, the private property of countless people has been plundered by powerful high-ranking official families, corrupt officials are rampant, corrupt armies bully the good and promote evil, and all kinds of lethal weapons have flowed into the people on a large scale, countless planets are in chaos, and ordinary people are difficult to survive.

When they learned that the Zhao Song Empire still had a trace of blood resolutely resisting, everyone's hearts were filled with hope, looking forward to the day when the glorious imperial army could reoccupy this starry sky and let them return to their previous happy lives.

However, their hopes were dashed by the dispatch of government troops.

Almost everyone knew that the last base of the empire was short of food and ammunition, and it was impossible to stop the army of government troops. But they still held on to a glimmer of hope, and there was no hope until the government fleet sent back the news that the base had been captured and the enemy had been completely wiped out.

Since you can't survive, run away.

It doesn't matter what country it is, whether it's imperialism, democracy, or religion, as long as it can keep itself alive, it's okay.

For a time, people flocked to the spaceports of various planets, hoping to get a ticket to other countries. Tickets are limited, and some people go out of the bank to get one. And those corrupt government workers did not stop the people from fleeing, but took control of the spaceport and sold scalped tickets for huge profits.

In order to leave, some people have even begun to sell their children and daughters......

As the largest transportation company in the universe, Star Express has long been accustomed to this kind of thing. There are countless countries in the universe, there are wars all the time, and for the rush of escape in Isseras, the branch has only reported to the headquarters and has made a big transformation of the interstellar train.

Lengthened, lengthened again. Velocity? It doesn't matter, it's all people fleeing anyway.

Widen, widen. Comfortable? My life is almost gone, what do you need to be comfortable?

The startrain, which originally had a standard crew of 50,000 people, was crammed into nearly 200,000 people.

Foodstuff? Sorry, we did not prepare a large amount of food due to the rush of preparation. If necessary, please contact the mobile vending truck to purchase it yourself. What the? Too expensive? Oh, you know, there are so many difficulties with interstellar transportation, fuel costs, staff costs, storage costs......

Densely packed people are crammed into small spaces, the air is so foul that it is difficult to move freely. Cheap meals that were supposed to be provided free of charge have been eliminated and replaced with food and water that cost ten times as much as before. Originally, it was an ordinary standard four-person room, but now it has become a ten-person room, and even if they can't find a comfortable place to sleep, many people directly spread their clothes on the ground and sleep with their clothes.

Wealthy people can take star cruise ships or private yachts, and acquaintances can take cargo ships. But ordinary people who have lived on land all their lives and have no money or power can only take this kind of interstellar train like a stuffy tank.

The interstellar train, full of people, swayed into the distance at less than one-fifth of the usual speed......

"Meow, Yunyi, Xiyue is hungry......"

The long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the eyes as pure as obsidian were looking pitifully at the clouds.

Touching his already empty belly, Yun Yi didn't dare to look at Princess Xiyue's eyes anymore. It's been ten days since I came to this predetermined location, and the last piece of compressed dry food entered Xiyue's stomach under the gaze of Yun Yi, who was constantly swallowing saliva.

And Yun Yi, he hasn't eaten anything for three days. Even if he relied on his powerful martial arts cultivation and mysterious necklace to transform his body, he could only reduce his activity and endure it with difficulty. According to his estimates, he can only hold out for two more days at most.

After moving his somewhat weak body slightly, Yun Yi smiled at Princess Xiyue, touched her head and said, "Okay, Xiyue." When the interstellar train comes, I'll take you to a big meal, okay? ”

"Hmm!" Shizuki nodded heavily, and then didn't speak, as if thinking about what to eat later.

His eyes fell on the screen of the on-board optical brain, and Yun Yi's face was sad.

According to the original Star Rapid Transit Company's interstellar train schedule, that hateful train should have arrived here a long time ago. But it's been seven days beyond the normal time, and there's no sign of coming.

"Did you change the route?"

Cloud Wing flashed this thought more than once. But he knew it was impossible. Star MRT's interstellar trains are rarely diverted, and will never be diverted unless there is a defiance such as a supernova explosion on the route, or if it has been stated that a major battle is possible.

And this route seems to be very calm recently, is it that his luck is so bad, and the kung fu route has an accident in a few days?

It seems unlikely, meteorological disasters are generally predicted months in advance, Yunyi has not heard of it, and when I inquired about the route before, there was no announcement on the website of Star MRT. Even if there were a sudden war, there would be no strategic points or hostile forces nearby, and no matter how you guess it, there would be no war here.

"Could it be that the startrain has left here during my inadvertence?"

Suddenly, Yun Yi's heart was cold, and he immediately checked the mecha's reconnaissance system and optical brain, and he was relieved after seeing the detection.

Everything is normal, that is, the interstellar train has not yet arrived.

"Wait a little longer......"

Leaning on the seat of the mecha and touching Princess Xiyue's smooth and silky long hair, Yun Yi couldn't help but think of what the little girl handed him a few days ago.

It was a quaint book, and Yun Yi could guess what it was at a glance. In today's advanced technology, people have rarely used this primitive tool made of biological materials for recording, and have turned to the relatively common optical brain recording. In today's world where everyone has a wrist-type optical brain, how can a paper recording tool compare with an easy-to-use and huge-capacity optical brain.

Still, there are some people who use paper materials to record things.

For example, martial arts cheats.

Sure enough, as he expected, on the cover of that book, five big characters were written in quaint words: "Haoqi Zhengtianjue".

As soon as he saw these five words, Yun Yi was suddenly startled. He knew this secret book very well, it was only allowed to be cultivated by the direct descendants of the royal family of the Zhao and Song Empires, and without permission, it was never allowed to be passed on to anyone. As a powerful exercise that every generation of emperors and princes and princesses must practice, the cultivation speed is very fast, and the power is extremely powerful. After each breakthrough in the martial arts, the changes in physical fitness of those who practiced the Hao Qi Zheng Tian Jue were two to three times stronger than those of other ordinary exercises.

The power of "Haoqi Zhengtianjue" is definitely not small, which can be clearly seen from every generation of princes and grandsons in history. In the past, at the martial arts conferences held by the empire every year, except for a few few, among the top five each time, there must be a royal disciple who cultivated the "Haoqi Zhengtian Jue". Moreover, this kind of martial arts competition is generally invited to comment on the referees of famous martial artists from several nearby countries, and cheating and water release are not allowed at all.

What's more legendary is that "Haoqi Zhengtianjue" was awarded to the ancestor of the Zhao family who was outstanding in military achievements by the only emperor of the Galactic Empire in history who unified the entire universe more than a thousand years ago.

Alas, the results of the new book are good or bad, and I am almost out of motivation, and it is very tiring to update six or seven thousand words a day. But the data is too ugly, it's almost 70,000 words, the clicks are less than 7,000, and the red tickets are even less pitiful. Please please vote for a few in the red ticket position, so that I can continue to write the motivation again.